Quality Manager

Amtec is seeking a Quality Manager to work for an innovative, fast paced, energy storage system company located in Monrovia, CA.  This is a temp to hire position.  The Quality Manager champions the deployment of superior quality processes in lieu of traditional inspection activities; ensures the delivery of continuously improving value and compliance to customers and the company; directs all quality systems/operations; manages utilization of equipment, facilities, and personnel to obtain maximum efficiency and meet performance objectives; controls significant quality projects; and maintains authority over budget and scheduling.

Essential Functions of the job include but are not limited to the following:

•  Sets the strategy for quality systems and continuous improvement processes

•  Leads the development and implementation of a cross-functional Quality Assurance program for the company to meet the directives of regulatory agencies and standards in an ISO 9001/14001 environment

•  Creates project plans and guides team members to complete project in a timely manner

•  Oversees processes to ensure leadership’s awareness of compliance issues, activities, and federal, state and local regulatory activities that affect technical and quality compliance

•  Advises the CTO/COO of the company’s compliance status and system wide implications of any findings

•  Performs all assigned duties in compliance with internal SOP’s and external regulations

•  Develops monitoring processes (e.g.: trending and tracking of errors, inspection findings, and internal audit results) to review and analyze data to determine if modifications or additions to the current QA program are necessary and creates recommendations to ensure organizational compliance

•  Constantly seeks, shares and implements best practices

•  Develops measurement systems based on quality assessment tools and practices, and manages the data

•  Institutes quality management processes for the company through technical training and education programs and materials

•  Develops, recommends and carries out operating and capital expenditure budgets for QA

•  Reports to CTO/COO

•  Bachelors’ Degree in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering preferred or equivalent experience in a related technical field

•  Minimum 7 years of directly related experience in a manufacturing environment

•  Excellent leadership, people management, interpersonal, collaboration, communication and writing skills

•  Ability to lead effective corrective action using disciplined problem solving methods and statistical analysis

•  In-depth knowledge of ISO 9001-2008 Standards and AS9100C

•  ASQ certification required

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.